Typhoon “Quiel” (international name “Nakri”) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility yesterday and may no longer affect any part of the country in the coming days.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration weather specialist Meno Mendoza said Quiel was estimated at 590 kilometers west of Coron, Palawan yesterday morning.
Quiel left the PAR around 5 a.m.
It remains a strong tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 150 kph but may no longer affect the Philippines.
PAGASA noted that a new low-pressure area is being monitored 1,835 kilometers east of Mindanao as of yesterday.
It may enter the PAR through the eastern border by Tuesday.
PAGASA is not ruling out the possibility that the weather disturbance may develop into a tropical cyclone later this week. The next tropical cyclone will be named “Ramon.”
Meanwhile, four persons have been killed in Cagayan as Quiel pummeled Northern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad identified the two latest fatalities as Jeremiah Saring, 14, of Barangay San Antonio, Aparri, and Ariel Versola, 32, of Imurong, Baggao.
According to Jalad, Saring died of electrocution while Versola drowned. Versola went missing on Thursday and was found dead around 11 a.m. Friday.
Earlier, Jalad said 10-year-old Eljhay Dallego drowned in Barangay Mapula, Claveria, Cagayan while 36-year-old Augusto Atiagan perished after being hit by a collapsed wall in Barangay Magdalena, Claveria.
Two others were injured due to a soil erosion in Baguio City but Jalad said they were immediately taken to Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center for treatment.
More than 600 people were displaced when strong tidal waves as high as five meters destroyed their houses in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro.
Paluan Mayor Carl Pangilinan said at least 26 houses were destroyed in 10 coastal barangays of Paluan due to tidal waves spawned by Quiel.
“It started Wednesday night until Friday morning. The strong waves destroyed houses, fortunately, there was no casualty” said Pangilinan. (Ellalyn Ruiz, Martin Sadongdong, and Aaron Recuenco)
